FunWiki: AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs

A [Flash animation] of the intro to a game called ZeroWing?, set to a catchy techno soundtrack. Has become a cultural phenomenon at the 5C's and beyond.

SOMEBODY SET UP US THE BOMB!

But perhaps a more detailed explanation is in order. The origination of the All Your Base craze lies in a (no longer) obscure SegaGenesis? game called ZeroWing?. The following is the text displayed during the intro: (There was an arcade release, but it did not contain this intro. The original Japanese release of the Genesis game is understandable (If you speak Japanese)). The genesis version of ZeroWing? was a home version of an arcade shooter by the same name. However, the arcade version had no such intro - it was added to the home game in the attempt to add a semblance of plot.

IN A.D. 2101

WAR WAS BEGINNING.

CAPTAIN: WHAT HAPPEN ?

MECHANIC: SOMEBODY SET UP US THE BOMB.

OPERATOR: WE GET SIGNAL.

CAPTAIN: WHAT !

OPERATOR: MAIN SCREEN TURN ON.

CAPTAIN: IT'S YOU !!

CATS: HOW ARE YOU GENTLEMEN !!

CATS: ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US.

CATS: YOU ARE ON THE WAY TO DESTRUCTION.

CAPTAIN: WHAT YOU SAY !!

CATS: YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME.

CATS: HA HA HA HA . . . .

OPERATOR: CAPTAIN !!

CAPTAIN: TAKE OFF EVERY 'ZIG'!!

CAPTAIN: YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DOING.

CAPTAIN: MOVE 'ZIG'.

CAPTAIN: FOR GREAT JUSTICE.

In RealAnalysis today (where by "today", I mean sometime in spring 2001), we decided an appropriate definition for a closed set is "All your limit point are belong to us."

[Multibabel] says:

What occurs? Someone installed us the collapse. We receive the signal. Which! The general display ignite. It is you!! How it the Messrs! are! Their whole lower surface are belong to us. They are on the path with the destruction. Which it! say! They are not probably somehow to survive formed your time. hectar hectar hectar

and

That thing happens? Somebody installed collapse. We received the light. Which! The general of the visualization ignites. She you are! Like him he sigg.! to be! Its superficial lower whole number is belongs to us. They are in the thrown one with the destruction. Which he! opinion! They do not have of a certain way to survive dice probably to form its time. to hectar to hectar to hectar.

Or, more completely:

In VISUALIZATION 2101 of the PUBLICITY the begun war. That thing happens? Somebody installed collapse. We received the light. That thing? The general of the visualization ignites. She you are! Because you he are sigg.! Its superficial lower whole number is belongs to us. They are in the thrown one with the destruction. Which you say! They do not have of a certain way to survive dice probably to form its time. Hectar to hectar of Hectar de Hectar..., Captain! Erasure all "zig"! They know, this that they who give the form. In order to move "zig". For the great justice.

And:

In SICHTBARMACHUNG 2101 of the PUBLICITY the begun war. This thing happens? Somebody installed collapse. We received the light. This thing? They base to the general of sichtbarmachung for the low point to the fire. It is to him! Since then that you sigg. he is! The relative to the east of the surface under possible of the whole number belongs more to us. They are in jeté with the destruction. Which you say! The end does not make to determine itself to probably survive stampini of the way to give the form to the relative time. Hectar with hectar of Hectar de Hectar..., Captain! Value by whole defect that "zig"! They know, this this they, to that the form gives. For the movement of "zig". For __ great of justice

For more information/bad songs, check out:

http://www.overclocked.org/OCzerowing.htm

http://evolution-control.com/mp3/allyourbase/